Assessment of incidence of cerebral vascular diseases and prediction of stroke risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients using multimodal biomarkers

ConclusionCOPD patients had an increased risk for stroke that could be assessed on stroke risk screening instruments, DTI, T2 star, duplex sonography, and laboratory investigation and could be correlated with the severity of the disease.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - January 26, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Marwa Y. Badr, Amira A. Elkholy, Sara M. Shoeib, Marwa G. Bahey, Esraa A. Mohamed, Alaa M. Reda Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research